How to factory reset your Pocophone M4

Factory Reset your Pocophone M4 could be incredibly practical for a lot of reasons. It is in some cases required to reset your Pocophone M4 to the factory settings to get a brand new telephone. Remember that resetting a telephone is not a highly complicated action to accomplish. Nevertheless, you should nonetheless be careful about a few points before you start the restoration of your Pocophone M4. So we will find out in the beginning what is a factory reset of the telephone and what to be cautious before getting into the operation. We will find out in a second time in which circumstance it is convenient to factory reset your telephone. Finally, we will describe the steps to follow to factory reset the unit.factory-reset-pocophone-m4

What is factory reset for your Pocophone M4?

Resetting or resetting to factory settings is a process of resetting all data in your Pocophone M4. Because of this, all data is removed and all configurations are reset. Essentially, this involves that the telephone is just like when you have taken it out of the box. Do not confuse reset and root, which are two entirely different procedures. If you need more details on rootage, you can check with our little guide to root the Pocophone M4. Warning: whenever you decide to format your Pocophone M4, it requires that all the data that will be on it will be removed unless it is stored on the SD card. We consequently advise you to copy all your important data to the SD card before beginning the reset of your Pocophone M4.

In which case is it practical to factory reset your Pocophone M4

If you still hesitate to format your Pocophone M4, here are some situations for which it is truly interesting to do it:

  • If your Pocophone M4 has become very slow and this prevents you from employing it correctly.
  • If you wish to donate your Pocophone M4 or if you merely want to sell it, restore the factory settings will clear off all your data and the telephone will be like a new.
  • If Android bug quite often and without explanation, a factory reset will not hurt.
  • If perhaps you have made an update that does not function or conflicts with your device, factory reset will make your phone back to the original Android version.
  • Whenever you have made faults in the configurations of your Pocophone M4 and everything is damaged, factory reset will be your remedy.

What you need to do before factory reset your Pocophone M4

Before you begin the factory reset of the unit, we advise you to do two things.

Make a backup

The 1st is just a safety measure, but can be practical whenever you encounter problems when you reset it is backing up your device. Certainly, you can check with our guide to backup the Pocophone M4, if you are careful.

Desynchronize accounts

The second thing to carry out and which is the most important, is the desynchronization of the accounts of your Pocophone M4. Indeed, during your use of Pocophone M4, you perhaps have registered accounts on the device. For example, your Google Account, Twitter or Facebook. If you do not remove the synchronization, these accounts will remain synchronized even after the factory reset. Thus, if you wish to remove the synchronization of your accounts, here is the process: You must first of all go into the settings of your Pocophone M4, then select the Account tab. Once it is completed, choose the account to delete and click on the three small dots. All you have to do now is go for Delete account to desynchronize it. You have to obviously repeat the operation for all accounts.

How to reset your Pocophone M4

As soon you have done the preliminary actions, you will now be able to factory reset the Pocophone M4. Make sure your Pocophone M4 is at least charged at more than 90% because formatting might take a little time. If possible, we advise you to leave your telephone connected to mains. To start the procedure, nothing more basic, you will have to go again in the Parameters of your Pocophone M4. Then simply go to the Backup and Reset tab. As soon this is done, you have to select Reset to Factory Setup or restore factory settings. A confirmation will be requested and once it has been confirmed, your Pocophone M4 will start to restart. It may restart several times and the operation takes some minutes. Now that accomplished, your Pocophone M4 will be factory reset!

Factory reset your Pocophone M4 using a third-party application

If for some reason you are incapable to format Android with the previous procedure, know that applications allow you to do so. Thus, applications such as Simple Factory Phone Reset allow you to do it with only one click. Basically download the application and let yourself be guided.